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ACP / MACP
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MACP (MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION
SCHEME) INTRODUCED ON 1.9.2008 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF 6TH CPC IN
MODIFICATION OF THE EARLIER ACP SCHEME
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EARLIER ACP SCHEME (ASSURED CAREER
PROGRESSION SCHEME) WAS EFFECTIVE FROM 9.8.1999 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF 5TH
CPC
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EARLIER TO THAT ?????
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IN ACP SCHEME TWO FINANCIAL UPGRADATIONS WERE
ADMISSIBLE ON COMPLETION OF 12 AND 24 (12 AND 24) YEARS
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BUT THESE WERE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
HIERARCHY AS AGAINST THE HIERARCHY OF GRADE PAY IN THE 6TH PAY COMMISSION
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LET US UNDERSTAND WITH THE HELP OF AN EXAMPLE
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SUPPOSE THERE IS A HIERARCHY IN WHICH
PROMOTION IS FROM Rs.6500-10500 (L-8) TO Rs.10000-15200 (L-11) AND FROM
Rs.10000-15200 TO Rs.14300-18300 (L-13)
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SUPPOSE AN OFFICER IS PROMOTED FROM
Rs.6500-10500 TO Rs.10000-15200 IN 8 YEARS
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THEN IF HIS NEXT PROMOTION IS DELAYED HE WILL
BE GRANTED ACP IN Rs.14300-18300 (L-13) AND NOT IN Rs.12000-16500 (L-12) BUT
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ONLY AFTER 16 YEARS (AT THE END OF A TOTAL OF
24 YEARS)
UNDER
MACPS, HOWEVER, THE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF FU CAN, IN SOME CASES, BE LOWER THAN
WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF REGULAR PROMOTION.
IN SUCH
CASES, THE HIGHER LEVEL ATTACHED TO THE NEXT PROMOTION POST IN THE HIERARCHY
WILL BE GIVEN ONLY AT THE TIME OF ACTUAL PROMOTION
HOWEVER
NO OFFICER WILL BE STAGNATING AT ANY LEVEL BEYOND 10 YEARS TILL THREE
UPGRADATIONS/PROMOTIONS
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LET US UNDERSTAND WITH THE HELP OF AN EXAMPLE
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SUPPOSE THERE IS A HIERARCHY IN WHICH
PROMOTION IS FROM GP Rs.4800 (L-8) TO GP Rs.6600 (L-11) AND FROM Rs.6600 TO Rs.8700 (L-13)
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SUPPOSE AN OFFICER IS PROMOTED FROM GP
Rs.4800 TO GP Rs.6600 IN 8 YEARS
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THEN IF HIS NEXT PROMOTION IS DELAYED HE WILL
BE GRANTED MACP IN GP Rs.7600 (L-12) AND
NOT IN GP Rs.8700
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BUT AFTER 10 YEARS (AT THE END OF A TOTAL OF
8 + 10 = 18 YEARS)
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THE GP OF Rs.8700 WILL BE GIVEN AT THE TIME
OF ACTUAL PROMOTION
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THUS IN MACP THREE FINANCIAL UP-GRADATIONS ARE ADMISSIBLE ON COMPLETION
OF 10, 20 AND 30 (10+10+10) YEARS OF CONTINUOUS REGULAR SERVICE
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IN OTHER WORDS IF THE FIRST PROMOTION IS GIVEN AT THE END OF 5 YEARS AND
THEREAFTER THERE IS NO PROMOTION FOR 10 YEARS, S/HE WILL BE GIVEN SECOND MACP
AFTER 5+10 I.E. 15 YEARS
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SUPPOSE FIRST PROMOTION IS GIVEN AT THE END OF 5 YEARS AND SECOND
PROMOTION IS GIVEN AT THE END OF NEXT 8 YEARS, HE WILL BE GIVEN THIRD MACP
AFTER 5+8+10 I.E. 23 YEARS
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NOT APPLICABLE TO ORGANIZED GROUP A SERVICE
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ALSO NOT APPLICABLE TO CASUAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE GRANTED
'TEMPORARY STATUS’ CONTRACT AND AD HOC EMPLOYEES
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PLACEMENT IN THE NEXT HIGHER LEVEL IN THE HIERARCHY OF LEVELS
RECOMMENDED BY 7TH CPC
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MEANING THEREBY THAT IN THE 7TH CPC NO CHANGE IN THE
UPGRADATION SCHEME
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ADMISSIBLE UP TO LEVEL 15.
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WILL NOT AFFECT REGULAR PROMOTION AVENUES
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THIS MEANS THE FOLLOWING
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SUPPOSE A PERSON JOINED LEVEL 2 AND DOES NOT GET ANY PROMOTION FOR 10
YEARS. AFTER 10 YEARS HE WILL BE GIVEN
MACP IN LEVEL 3.
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SUPPOSE AFTER TWO YEARS OF GRANT OF MACP, HIS TURN FOR PROMOTION TO
LEVEL 4 COMES, THEN HE WILL BE NOT BE DENIED PROMOTION TO LEVEL 4
IF ANY
UP-GRADATION GETS POSTPONED DUE TO ‘NOT FIT’ OR ‘DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS’, IT
WILL CONSEQUENTLY POSTPONE SUBSEQUENT UP-GRADATIONS
EXAMPLES
NOT
FOUND FIT
SUPPOSE
AN OFFICER BECOMES DUE FOR MACP ON 1.11.2020 BUT IS NOT FOUND FIT DUE TO NOT
MEETING THE BENCHMARK OF VERY GOOD, THEN HIS MACP GETS POSTPONED. IN SUCH A CASE FURTHER MACPs ALSO WILL GET
POSTPONED.
DISCIPLINARY
PROCEEDINGS
SUPPOSE
AN OFFICER BECOMES DUE FOR MACP ON 1.11.2020.
BUT A DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING IS PENDING AGAINST HIM. SO HIS CASE WILL BE KEPT IN SEALED
COVER.
SUPPOSE
SUBSEQUENTLY, A PENALTY IS IMPOSED ON HIM AND THUS HIS CASE WILL BE CONSIDERD
BY THE NEXT SCREENING COMMITTEE. SUPPOSE
HE IS GIVEN MACP W.E.F. 1.4.2022. SO THE
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR 5 MONTHS WILL ALSO BE ADDED IN THE FURTHER MACPs.
THE 3
FUs WILL BE COUNTED AGAINST REGULAR PROMOTIONS AVAILED FROM THE GRADE IN WHICH
HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED ON DIRECT RECRUITMENT (OR ON ABSORPTION/RE-EMPLOYMENT),
AND HIS REGULAR SERVICE WILL COUNT FROM THIS DATE
SUPPOSE
ONE JOINS AS LDC AND IS PROMOTED AS UDC.
THEREAFTER IF HE IS PROMOTED AS ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER HE WILL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE AVAILED TWO PROMOTIONS AT THE TIME OF HIS PROMOTION AS ASO
HOWEVER,
IF HE IS APPOINTED AS ASO ON DIRECT RECRUITMENT, HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THREE
MORE UPGRADATIONS FROM THE GRADE OF ASO
HOWEVER,
PAST CONTINUOUS REGULAR SERVICE IN SAME/ANOTHER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
IN A POST CARRYING SAME PAY LEVEL PRIOR TO REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN A NEW
DEPARTMENT, WITHOUT A BREAK, SHALL ALSO BE COUNTED TOWARDS QUALIFYING REGULAR
SERVICE FOR MACPS ONLY (AND NOT FOR THE REGULAR PROMOTIONS). HOWEVER, BENEFITS
UNDER MACPS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TILL SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF PROBATION
PERIOD
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THE FU UNDER THE SCHEME WILL BE PURELY
PERSONAL HAVING NO RELEVANCE TO HIS SENIORITY POSITION
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SUPPOSE A JUNIOR IN THE ASO EXAMINATION FOR
THE YEAR 2016 JOINS ON 1.11.2016 BUT THE SENIOR JOINS ON 1.4.2017.
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AND SUPPOSE THERE IS NO PROMOTION AFTER
APPOINTMENT AS ASO FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
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IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHILE THE JUNIOR WILL
BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT OF MACP ON 1.11.2026, THE SENIOR WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE
ON 1.4.2027.
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HAD IT BEEN A CASE OF PROMOTION?????
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ONCE PROMOTIONAL INCREMENT GIVEN UNDER THE SCHEME, NO SUCH INCREMENT
WILL BE ALLOWED ON SUBSEQUENT PROMOTION IN THE HIGHER GRADE
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LET US UNDERSTAND AT THIS STAGE HOW DO WE FIX PAY AT THE TIME OF
PROMOTION TO A POST INVOLVING HIGHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND AT THE
TIME OF APPOINTMENT NOT INVOLVING HIGHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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FR 22 I (a) (1) AND FR 22 I (a) (2)
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WE FIX PAY ON PROMOTION UNDER FR22 I (a) (1) – LET US SEE THE METHOD
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PRESENT PAY
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TAKE IT NOTIONALLY TO THE NEXT CELL
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COMPARE WITH THE CELLS IN THE LEVEL TO WHICH PROMOTED
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IF THERE IS A STAGE IN THIS LEVEL FIX IT THERE OTHERWISE IN A CELL NEXT
ABOVE THIS STAGE
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EXAMPLE
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AN EMPLOYEE DRAWING A PAY OF RS.80900 IN LEVEL 11 IS PROMOTED TO LEVEL
12 ON 1.2.2020. HIS PAY IN LEVEL 12 WILL BE FIXED AS UNDER:
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PRESENT PAY 80900
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NEXT CELL 83300
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NO SUCH CELL IN LEVEL 12
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CELL NEXT ABOVE IS 83600
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ONE HAS THE OPTION TO GET ONE’S PAY FIXED EITHER FROM THE DATE OF
PROMOTION OR FROM THE DATE OF NEXT INCREMENT.
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WHEN ONE OPTS FOR PAY FIXATION FROM THE DATE OF NEXT INCREMENT, FOR
INTERVENING PERIOD ONE WOULD DRAW PAY IN THE LEVEL OF PROMOTION AT A CELL EQUAL
TO OR NEXT ABOVE HIS PRESENT PAY.
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IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLE, FROM 1.2.2020 TO 30.6.2020, ONE WOULD DRAW
RS.81200.
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AFTER 7TH CPC THERE ARE TWO DATES OF INCREMENT.
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WHEN ONE OPTS FOR PAY FIXATION FROM THE DATE OF PROMOTION, S/HE WOULD
GET INCREMENT ON NEXT 1ST JANUARY IF PROMOTION IS BETWEEN 2ND
JANUARY AND 1ST JULY (BOTH DAYS INCLUDING) AND NEXT 1ST
JULY IF PROMOTION IS BETWEEN 2ND JULY AND 1ST JANUARY
(BOTH DAYS INCLUDING).
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IN CASES OF APPOINTMENT FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER WHERE IT DOES NOT
AMOUNT TO PROMOTION THE PAY IN THE NEXT LEVEL IS FIXED AT A STAGE EQUAL TO OR
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE ONE’S PAY IN THE PRESENT LEVEL WITHOUT ALLOWING PROMOTIONAL
INCREMENT. [FR22 I (a)(2)]
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HERE AGAIN ONE WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO GET PAY FIXED IN THE NEXT LEVEL
EITHER FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT OR FROM THE DATE OF NEXT INCREMENT.
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IF REGULAR PROMOTION REFUSED BEFORE BECOMING ENTITLED TO FU, NO FU SHALL
BE ALLOWED.
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THIS IS BECAUSE MACP IS A FALL BACK OPTION FOR PROMOTION.
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IF ONE REFUSES PROMOTION, THIS MEANS THAT HE DOES NOT NEED PROMOTION
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SO HE IS NOT GIVEN MACP ALSO
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HOWEVER, IF FU AVAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REGULAR PROMOTION REFUSED, THE
FU ALREADY ALLOWED SHALL NOT BE WITHDRAWN BUT SUBSEQUENT FUs GET POSTPONED
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THE PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF REFUSAL/DEBARMENT TO THE DATE ONE CONVEYS
HIS WILLINGNESS FOR PROMOTION WILL BE ADDED TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE NEXT MACP
BECOMES DUE
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ON TRANSFER, SERVICE IN THE PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION/OFFICE SHALL BE
COUNTED ALONG WITH THAT IN NEW ORGANIZATION/OFFICE
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REGULAR SERVICE INCLUDES DEPUTATION/FOREIGN SERVICE/ALL KINDS OF
SANCTIONED LEAVE.
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PAST SERVICE IN STATE GOVERNMENT/ STATUTORY BODY/AUTONOMOUS BODY/PSU
SHALL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS REGULAR SERVICE.
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BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME EXTENDED TO REGULAR SCDs AS A FALL BACK OPTION
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DIES NON NOT COUNTED AS REGULAR SERVICE
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THE BENCH MARK IN MACP AFTER 7TH CPC SHALL BE UNIFORMLY VERY
GOOD IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER PROMOTIONS ARE GIVEN ON SELECTION OR ON
NON-SELECTION BASIS
THIS
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR UPGRADATIONS UNDER MACPS FALLING DUE ON OR AFTER
25.07.2016 AND THE REVISED BENCHMARK SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR THE APARs FOR THE
YEAR 2016-17 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
THE
BENCHMARK FOR THE YEARS 2015-16 AND EARLIER YEARS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE AS PER
THE MACP GUIDELINES ISSUED VIDE DOPT O.M. DATED 19.05.2009
AS PER
THESE GUIDELINES THE FINANCIAL UPGRADATION WOULD BE NON-SELECTION BASIS IN THE
HIERARCHY OF GRADE PAY WITHIN THE PB-I
THEREAFTER
FOR UPGRADATION UNDER THE MACPS THE BENCHMARK OF 'GOOD' WOULD BE APPLICABLE
TILL THE GRADE PAY OF RS. 6600/- IN PB-3
THE
BENCHMARK WILL BE 'VERY GOOD' FOR FINANCIAL UPGRADATION TO THE GRADE PAY OF RS.
7600 AND ABOVE.
NO
RESERVATION ORDERS/ROSTER SHALL APPLY TO THE MACPS, WHICH SHALL EXTEND ITS BENEFITS
UNIFORMLY TO ALL ELIGIBLE SC/ST EMPLOYEES ALSO
HOWEVER,
THE RULES OF RESERVATION IN PROMOTION SHALL BE ENSURED AT THE TIME OF REGULAR
PROMOTION
FOR THIS
REASON, IT SHALL NOT BE MANDATORY TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF SC/ST IN THE
SCREENING COMMITTEE MEANT TO CONSIDER CASES FOR GRANT OF FINANCIAL UPGRADATION
UNDER THE SCHEME.
WHERE A
SENIOR GRANTED MACP BEFORE 1.1.2016 DRAWS LESS PAY IN THE REVISED PAY STRUCTURE
THAN HIS JUNIOR WHO IS GRANTED MACP ON OR AFTER 1.1.2016, THE PAY OF SENIOR IN
THE REVISED PAY STRUCTURE SHALL BE STEPPED UP TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PAY AS
FIXED FOR HIS JUNIOR IN THE HIGHER POST WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF MACP OF
THE JUNIOR SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING :-
(a) BOTH
THE JUNIOR AND THE SENIOR BELONG TO THE SAME CADRE AND THEY ARE IN THE SAME PAY
LEVEL ON GRANT OF MACP;
(b) THE
EXISTING PAY STRUCTURE AND THE REVISED PAY STRUCTURE OF THE LOWER AND HIGHER
POSTS IN WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO DRAW PAY ARE IDENTICAL;
(c) THE
SENIOR AT THE TIME OF GRANT OF MACP IS DRAWING EQUAL OR MORE PAY THAN THE
JUNIOR;
(d) THE
ANOMALY IS DIRECTLY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF FR22 OR
ANY OTHER RULE OR ORDER REGULATING PAY FIXATION ON SUCH GRANT OF MACP IN THE
REVISED PAY STRUCTURE
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IF PROMOTIONS IN THE PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY ARE IN THE SAME LEVEL SUCH
PROMOTIONS SHALL BE COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME.
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EXAMPLE
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PROMOTIONS IN THE MERGED SCALES WILL BE IGNORED FOR THE SCHEME.
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EXAMPLE
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NO CHANGE IN DESIGNATION, CLASSIFICATION OR HIGHER STATUS
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THE ENTITLEMENTS RELATING TO THE POST WILL REMAIN THE SAME
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HOWEVER THE ENTITLEMENTS RELATING TO PAY WILL BE CHANGED
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EXAMPLE
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THE GP OF THE SUBSTANTIVE POST WILL DECIDE THE ELIGIBILITY/
ADMISSIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT ON DEPUTATION
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OPTION TO DRAW THE PAY IN THE HIGHER SCALE UNDER ACP/MACP SCHEME WITHOUT
DEPUTATION ALLOWANCE DURING DEPUTATION, IF IT IS MORE BENEFICIAL THAN THE
NORMAL ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE EXISTING GENERAL ORDERS REGULATING PAY ON
APPOINTMENT ON DEPUTATION BASIS
A
SCREENING COMMITTEE SHALL BE CONSTITUTED IN EACH DEPARTMENT
THE
SCREENING COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIRPERSON AND TWO MEMBERS
THE
MEMBERS SHALL COMPRISE OFFICERS HOLDING POSTS WHICH ARE AT LEAST ONE LEVEL
ABOVE THE LEVEL IN WHICH THE MACP IS TO BE CONSIDERED AND NOT BELOW THE RANK OF
UNDER SECRETARY EQUIVALENT IN THE GOVERNMENT
THE
CHAIRPERSON SHOULD GENERALLY BE A LEVEL ABOVE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
WHERE
THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY IS THE PRESIDENT AND SCREENING COMMITTEE IS
CONSTITUTED IN MINISTRY/DEPARTMENT, THEN THE POWER TO APPROVE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IS DELEGATED TO THE SECRETARY OF SUCH MINISTRY OR DEPARTMENT
WHERE
THE SCREENING COMMITTEE IS CONSTITUTED IN AN ATTACHED/SUBORDINATE OFFICE, ETC. THEN
THE POWER IS DELEGATED TO THE HEAD OF SUCH ORGANIZATION
IN ALL
OTHER CASES, THE POWER SHALL BE WITH THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.
IN ORDER
TO PREVENT UNDUE STRAIN ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY, THE SCREENING
COMMITTEE SHALL FOLLOW A TIME-SCHEDULE AND MEET TWICE IN A FINANCIAL YEAR
CASES
MATURING DURING THE FIRST-HALF OF FINANCIAL YEAR (APRIL-SEPTEMBER) SHALL BE
TAKEN UP FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY
CASES
MATURING DURING THE SECOND-HALF OF FINANCIAL YEAR (OCTOBER-MARCH) SHALL BE
TAKEN UP FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY
EXISTING
TIME-BOUND/IN-SITU/OR ANY OTHER PROMOTION SCHEME EXISTING FOR A PARTICULAR
CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES MAY CONTINUE FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES, IF IT IS DECIDED BY THE
CONCERNED AUTHORITIES TO RETAIN SUCH SCHEMES
OR THEY
MAY SWITCH-OVER TO THE MACPS
HOWEVER,
THESE SCHEMES SHALL NOT RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MACPS
IN CASE
OF TRANSFER 'INCLUDING UNILATERAL TRANSFER ON REQUEST', REGULAR SERVICE
RENDERED IN PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION/OFFICE SHALL BE COUNTED ALONG WITH THE REGULAR
SERVICE IN THE NEW ORGANIZATION/OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING FINANCIAL
UPGRADATIONS UNDER THE MACPS
WHEREVER
AN OFFICIAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER ON OWN
VOLITION TO A LOWER POST, IS REVERTED TO THE LOWER POST/GRADE FROM THE PROMOTED
POST/PAY LEVEL BEFORE BEING RELIEVED FOR THE NEW ORGANIZATION/OFFICE, SUCH PAST
PROMOTION IN THE PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION/OFFICE WILL BE IGNORED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MACPS IN THE NEW ORGANIZATION/OFFICE.